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Deb Lambrecht of Deb’s Floral and Gifts recently sold the business to Holly Merten. There is also a new business name, Up-Sa Daisy Floral. The business location will remain the same at 14 2nd Ave. S. in Long Prairie.
Mertern currently lives in West Union with her husband and family. She has...

St. Mary of Mt. Carmel School will celebrate Catholic Schools’ Week Jan. 22-Feb. 6.
The week of activities will begin on Friday, Jan. 22 with a school field trip to Arrowwood Water Park for Student Appreciation Day.
The parish as a whole will celebrate Saturday and Sunday with a family mass at 5:...

The Grey Eagle City Council is continuing to examine whether the city should go ahead with updating the city’s existing water and sewer lines.
The city has already televised the 50-year-old lines and is now in the position of determining whether or not they should move forward with a project to...

The Long Prairie-Grey Eagle Secondary School recently selected its students of the month for January.
7th Grade
Savannah Kuhlmann
Congratulations to Savannah Kuhlmann, January’s seventh grade Student of the Month! Savannah has been chosen for her personality, her attitude in class, and how she...

Cattle producers won’t want to miss the 16th annual Winter Workshop 2016, presented by the Crow Wing River Basin Forage Council, set for February 11 in Staples, Minn. This is your chance to get in on a real “Bull Session” with discussions ranging from bull selection and cow efficiencies to best...

When Pete Phillips first began his teaching career last year at Long Prairie-Grey Eagle High School, he hoped to bring with him many creative and interactive projects to keep the students in his classroom enthusiastic about their learning. After one and half years, he has not disappointed.
Phillips...

The Todd County Council on Aging meeting will be held Wednesday, January 20, at 1:30 p.m. at the Eagle Bend Senior Center with Eagle Bend seniors hosting.
• Old Business - Coordinator’s Report
• New business - Fundraising for the Eagle Bend Kitchen & Bundled Meals Mileage Rainbow Rider Winter...

ST. CLOUD, Minn.—University of Minnesota Extension will once again be holding a Cow/Calf workshop in Pierz. This year’s workshop will be on Tuesday, January 26th starting at 5:30pm. The workshop will be at The Horizon Center, located at 26814 143rd Street in Pierz. Registration for this event is...

Going anywhere, especially somewhere where you’ve never been before can be a stressful time. Nowadays, we have smart phones and other GPS devices that can get us from point A to point B with simple step-by-step and turn by turn directions. But, life is never that easy. That’s where people come in...

The Swanville Lions’ Club recently donated $15,000 to the Swanville Public School District to purchase 5 new interactive white boards. The Swanville Lions Club also donated $2,000 to the Swanville Post Prom Committee to help purchase prizes and supplies for the post prom event.